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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Clarifying the encrypted data needed to establish the truth

Article 230-4

Decisions taken pursuant to this chapter shall not be of a judicial nature and shall not be subject to appeal.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-41

…in article 230-40, contest, before the president of the investigating chamber, the use of the procedure provided for in that same article. If he or she considers that the geolocation operations were…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-9

When, in the presence of his lawyer, the person accepts the proposed sentence or sentences, he is immediately brought before the president of the judicial court or the judge delegated by him, to whom…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-6

The provisions of this section shall not preclude the rights of the injured party to summon the perpetrator before the criminal court. The court shall rule only on civil interests if the criminal orde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-2

The order shall mention the surname, first names, date and place of birth and domicile of the accused, the legal classification, date and place of the act imputed, a reference to the applicable texts…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-3

…ll allow the case to be the subject of an adversarial and public hearing before the criminal court, during which he or she may be assisted by a lawyer, whose appointment he or she may request. The acc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-7

…ecutor may, of his own motion or at the request of the person concerned or his lawyer, use the procedure of appearance on prior recognition of guilt in accordance with the provisions of this section w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-5

The criminal order, to which no opposition has been lodged or which has not been brought by the public prosecutor to the hearing of the criminal court, has the effects of a judgment that has the force…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Control of foreign trade and financial relations.

Article 42 bis

…required for the import or export of goods of any kind, may only be issued after applicants have produced a declaration stating, on their own responsibility, that their situation is in order with rega…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of the customs service.

Article 44 bis

In the contiguous zone as defined by Article 10 of Order No. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016, the customs service may carry out the necessary controls in order to: a) prevent infringements of the laws an…

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